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UW-Madison students take aim at Eric Hovde, Hovde’s development company
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Here's your local news for Monday, October 14, 2024: We check in on Hovde Properties' demolition site in downtown Madison, Get the details on a letter campaign asking Willy Street Co-op to boycott Sabra, Run down the possible cuts to Madison’s budget, Mark an important anniversary in the fight for reproductive freedom, Take a closer look at a popul…
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Molson Coors contract * Los Volcanoes * Worker storm deaths * Striker killed * Boeing latest * Endorsement process * Forced labor * KC tenant strike * Dorothea Lange
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After a weeklong strike, Molson Coors repair workers with Machinists Lodge 66 in Milwaukee ratify a new contract. The immigrant-founded workers co-op Los Volcanoes launches in Madison, Tennessee factory workers are ordered to their death during Appalachian storms, a UAW striker is killed on a Michigan picket line, Boeing management talks tough as t…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:06 -0500
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City Ethics Board rejects unconventional funding of reading grogram
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Here's your local news for Thursday, October 10, 2024: We get the details on an unconventional funding request from a Madison alder, Find out what UW-Madison leaders said behind the scenes about last semester's student encampment, Explain the mission behind the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, Celebrate fall-weather fishing, Hear the lates…
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LGBTQ+ advocacy groups file complaints against 4 Wisconsin school districts
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, October 9, 2024: We head to the World Dairy Expo, Find out why advocacy groups filed federal complaints against 4 Wisconsin school districts, Take a closer look at censorship in Wisconsin prisons, Broadcast the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1969, And much more.…
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Budget referendums a “temporary solution,” Dane County mayors say
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 8, 2024: We find out why so many Wisconsin municipalities are struggling to make ends meet, Interview the Republican candidate running to represent District 48 in the state Assembly, Report the latest figures on dairy product consumption, Visit the newly opened second location of El Sabor de Puebla, Share…
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CDC renews grant funding of UW-Madison program
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Here's your local news for Monday, October 7, 2024: We find out why some Wisconsin voters avoid talking politics, Learn how a preventative health care program at UW-Madison plans to spend renewed funding from the CDC, Share a preview of this budget-heavy week in local government, Explore UW-Madison’s updated free speech and protest policies, Take a…
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Toad Hill Montessori votes in OPEIU | Wage theft fightback | Molson Coors strike | UAW and Stellantis | WIARA power lunch | Madison funding referendum
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Teachers and staff at Toad Hill Montessori schools in Madison voted overwhelmingly to join OPEIU Local 39, immigrant workers talk about how employers target them for wage theft, picketing workers speak to Labor Radio as Machinists Council 66 strikes Molson Coors in Milwaukee, the UAW prepares nationwide strikes if Stellantis doesn't meet contract d…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:00:06 -0500
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UW anti-camping rule rarely used before police raid
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Here's your local news for Thursday, October 3, 2024: We attend a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing development on Madison's southeast side, Reveal when UW-Madison does and doesn't enforce camping laws, Get some advice on real estate investment, Explain sump pits, Talk passion versus practicality in the world of fashion, And much mo…
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National Democrats rally in Madison for reproductive rights
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Here's your local news for October 2, 2024: We get the latest statewide polling on the presidential race, Attend a rally for reproductive freedom, Learn how much money Wisconsin could save with expanded Medicaid, Meet Venezuelan immigrants in our community, Travel back in time to 1968, And much more.…
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Trump rallies Republican voters in Waunakee
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 1, 2024: We talk to folks waiting in line outside Trump's rally in Waunakee, Attend the grand re-opening of the St. Vinny's on Willy Street, Consider the impact of avian flu on the World Dairy Expo, Discuss UW-Madison students' right to log off, Learn how to identify different sparrows during seasonal mig…
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Wisconsin municipalities bill candidates for pricey campaign visits
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 30, 2024: We'll find out how much campaign visits cost Wisconsin municipalities, Interview the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, Check out the week ahead in city and county government, Mark the anniversary of a pivotal moment in French history, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Review two …
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Longshore, Boeing, auto workers fighting back | Hummus protest over Palestine | Wage gap | Organizer of the Year | Voting amendment | SCFL actions now
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East Coast and Gulf longshore workers could strike this week, the Machinists reject Boeing management's latest "best and final" offer, the UAW says it will push back against announced layoffs at Stellantis, United Electrical workers nationally condemn Israeli attacks on Lebanon and a UE 1186 member describes an action in the Madison area, the gende…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:06 -0500
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Voting rights advocates speak out against Wausau Mayor Doug Diny
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 26, 2024: We check in on pre-election wrangling across the state, Learn how a local program keeping Indigenous languages alive, Find out how Wisconsin is handling the latest PFAS standards from the feds, Explain what you can and can’t say at government meetings, Celebrate the start of fall-weather fish…
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Pro-Palestine activists dispute disciplinary action at UW-Madison
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 25, 2024: We head to the Bread and Puppet Circus in Mazomanie, Speak with a UW-Madison student facing disciplinary action for supporting Palestine, Learn how a local program is turning guns into garden tools, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to the '60s, …
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Madison leaders "cut the ribbon" on new Bus Rapid Transit system
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 24, 2024: We get the latest on BRT after its official launch Sunday, Find out why a local produce supplier is asking for harvesting help, Check in on "The Victory" coffee shop after a recent fire, Share the details on milk prices in the Midwest, Visit a soul food restaurant on Monroe Street, Learn how w…
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Vice President Harris rallies Madison voters
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 23, 2024: We share an inside look at the Harris rally on Friday, Attend a candidate forum in the race for Dane County executive, Celebrate the birthday of an independent filmmaker and review two of his movies, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Learn about the invasive species in Wisconsin's lakes…
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Montessori school organizes | UAW, Stellantis battle | Misclassification fightback | Wisconsin Teamsters go Harris | AFT Wisconsin hiring | Voting on voting
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Teachers and staff at Toad Hill Montessori in Madison are organizing with OPEIU Local 39, the UAW says it will strike Stellantis if company management doesn't live up to its contract agreements, unions and community organizations are joining to oppose construction emplyees being misclassified as 'independent contractors', Wisconsin Teamsters break …
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:00:05 -0500
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WORT Audio Special: Tracking Competition and Dialogue in Assembly District 51
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It’s a Monday night in downtown Mount Horeb. Inside Brix Cider, a farm-to-table restaurant with a homestyle feel, people are snacking as they wait for a time-honored political tradition in election season: a candidate forum. At the front of the room are two chairs, but only one candidate is here. Sitting across from Elizabeth Grabe, a Democrat runn…
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Loved ones await answers for Fitchburg police shooting, killing of Kevin Price
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 19, 2024: We get the details on a new convenience store coming to Willy Street, Learn why researchers are breeding cows that can thrive in extreme heat, Speak with a friend of Kevin Price, who Fitchburg police shot and killed last month, Talk financial literacy, Explain why you should care about zoning…
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Republicans push for “only citizens can vote” law
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 18, 2024: We take a closer look at the U.S. SAVE Act, Find out why environmental advocates oppose the expansion of natural gas plants in Wisconsin, Get the details on Dane County's 2025 executive budget proposal, Share a preview of our collaborative project with Isthmus newspaper, Broadcast the most i…
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Madison leaders unveil new, electric garbage trucks
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 17, 2024: We check out the city's new, electric garbage trucks, Find out why consumer advocates are paying close attention to Congress' funding plans, Get the latest on Joe Gow - and the boom in the adult entertainment industry, Welcome our UW student reporters back for the fall semester, Learn how West…
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City official says "no one-size-fits-all solution" to basement flooding
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 16, 2024: We get the details on an initiative that's battling food insecurity - and climate change - in Wisconsin, Hear some possible fixes to persistent basement flooding, Discuss the impacts of farm consolidation, Mark the anniversary of a political assassination with international ties, Take a closer …
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Debate party | More amendments on ballot | Boeing strike | United strike authorization | PLEDGE WEEK
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A view of the Harris-Trump debate from the Labor Temple bar, yet another proposed constitutional change on the Wisconsin November ballot, 33,000 member of the Machinists are on strike at Boeing, and flight attendants at United Air are two weeks into their strike authorization. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION.…
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Mel & Floyd - Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:05 -0500
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Dane County kicks off 2025 budget process
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 12, 2024: We find out how a newly expanded program is looking to protect undocumented workers, Get the details on Dane County's 2025 budget requests, Talk open records resource guides, Broadcast the latest fishing report, Check in on Madison’s Flamingos, And much more.…
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 11, 2024: We attend three debate watch parties in the Madison area, Interview the Harris-Walz campaign's senior national spokesperson, Travel back in time to 1965, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, And much more.Por WORT News and Public Affairs
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Mayor Rhodes-Conway unveils 2025 capital budget proposal
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 10, 2024: We get the details on the mayor's 2025 capital budget proposal, Mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Crime Bill's passage, Visit a tortilleria, Celebrate shorebird migration, And much more.Por WORT News and Public Affairs
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Satisfaction with public schools on the decline in Wisconsin
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Here's your local news for Monday, September 9, 2024: We find out how Wisconsin voters feel about their local public schools, Talk corporate greed in the dairy industry, Revisit a historic mutiny in the U.S. Navy, Take a closer look at a popular cocktail, Review two new features on the small screen, And much more.…
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LaborFest 2024 | Meet a steamfitter | Labor and Palestine | Workers speak | PLEDGE WEEK EDITION
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Voices from LaborFest 2024 at the Madison Labor Temple, a steamfitter describes the trade, rank-and-file workers oganize to move their unions to support Palestinians, and workers speak at the Havens-Wright Center at the University of Wisconsin. THIS IS A PLEDGE WEEK EDITION.Por WORT-FM Labor Radio
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Charlie Kirk’s “You’re Being Brainwashed” Tour kicks off at UW-Madison
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Here's your local news for Thursday, September 5, 2024: We check in with U.S. Dep. Secretary of Education Cindy Marten after her tour of MMSD schools. Find out why a conservative radio personality pitched a tent on Library Mall today, Explore what it takes to make lasting change in underserved communities, Explain the whys and hows of building perm…
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Governor Evers calls for more state investment in K-12 education
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, September 4, 2024: We share the good news and bad news about Wisconsin's workforce economy, Head to Lapham Elementary for the first day of the fall semester, Find out how partisan politics is impacting the classroom, Hear from MMSD's new superintendent, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves…
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Madison celebrates workers at annual LaborFest
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Here's your local news for Tuesday, September 3, 2024: We attend LaborFest 2024, which brought big crowds, big names, and calls to action, Get the latest Medicare savings estimates from consumer advocates, Find out why water birds are flocking to Dane County, And much more.Por WORT News and Public Affairs
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Forward Lookout: Special Labor Day Extended Edition!
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It's Labor Day and WORT's Forward Lookout is back from their hiatus for an extended, welcome-back edition of the feature. Brenda Konkel sits down with new co-host/producer Rebecca Kemble to talk about why the Forward Lookout blog started decades ago, and why Madison's version of the Wheeler Report is still running. Plus: what's up with the city ref…
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Labor Day events and history | Socialism 2024 outlook | Stellantis reneges on UAW | United Airlines strike authorization | Project 2025 and workers | Chipotle, Starbucks in unionbusting charges
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The South Central Federation of Labor president speaks on LaborFest and other upcoming events around Madison, why US Labor Day is at the beginning of September and not May Day, a first-time attendee looks forward to Socialism 2024 in Chicago, UAW pushes back as Stellantis rewrites its agreement on jobs, the Association of Flight Attendants passes a…
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"We’ve maximized what we have:" Veterans Museum Director on Move To Build and Expand
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In tonight's news... Metro Transit leaders gave a sneak peek of the new BRT route on Tuesday, as the new service is set to launch next month, The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is looking to the future, hoping to build a new museum on the Capitol Square, Our open records feature, Transparency Talk, adds one more to the team while talking body camera foo…
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Mayor on BRT: From a city planning POV, "we were headed toward a trainwreck!"
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Here are your local headlines for August 28, 2024: Some Wisconsin Democrats running for Congress this time around are getting a necessary boost - we talk with a political analyst on why, The first leg of Bus Rapid Transit is coming to the city of Madison in a little under a month, and we get a preview from city leaders, including Mayor Rhodes-Conwa…
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On this show: Some municipalities open cooling centers during the heat wave. We learn about 'corn sweat' and how it contributes to humidity. Ospreys make their way to the Humane Society. We hear about a new exhibit at the Chazen. And more.Por WORT News and Public Affairs
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UW Board of Regents Lays Off Tenured Professors
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In today's show: The UW Board of Regents lays off tenured professors under austerity measures. New rural road initiative is coming to Wisconsin. We hear from Senator Tammy Baldwin about the upcoming campaign. We learn to make a great Irish Coffee. We remember the fallout from Hurricane Katrina. And more…
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Unions visit UW Regents | U of Illinois nurses strike | UAW monitor butts in on Gaza | Cornell U strike | Labor at the Dem convention
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University of Wisconsin unions show up at the university system's Board of Regents meeting with actions and demands, striking University of Illinois Hospital nurses speak to Labor Radio at the picket line, the federally-appointed "neutral" monitor tries to make the UAW do his bidding on Gaza policy, unions strike across Cornell University, and we h…
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We Decide: Day Four, Live Coverage of the Democratic National Convention
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We round out a week's worth of reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with an extra-special, four-hour broadcast featuring the speech from Democratic Nominee Kamala Harris herself. The theme for the night was "for our future,” and featured additional speeches from Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly,…
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We Decide: Day Three, Live Coverage of the DNC
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The theme of the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was "a fight for our freedoms," and featured speeches from former President Bill Clinton, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, and a surprise appearance from Oprah. And Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz took to the stage for the biggest speech of his life. In keeping…
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We Decide: Day Two, Live Coverage of the Democratic National Convention
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The theme of the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was “a bold vision for America’s future,” and featured speeches from Barack and Michelle Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, Vice President Harris speaking in Milwaukee, and a symbolic roll call from each state and US territory. Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman spe…
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We Decide: Day One, Live Coverage of the Democratic National Convention
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The first day of the Democratic National Convention was labor heavy, featuring the heads of at least seven unions. We take we take up housing and labor issues facing the city of Chicago — and across the nation. Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman speak with local journalist Kari Lyderson about the Bring Chicago Home campaign, Chicago Teache…
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Expiris job cuts | Harley job moves | Madison worker for budget raise | Election analysis | AFT sues a student loan company
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Expiris in Milwaukee says its job cuts have nothing to do with the union drive, Harley in Milwaukee says its threatened job moves overseas have nothing to do with its union shop, an AFSCME Madison city worker testifies in support of putting a budget referendum on the November ballot, Nick Ramos of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign gives an analysis …
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Madison's "Hippie Christmas" is in full swing
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Here's your local news for Thursday, August 15, 2024: We find out what to expect during this year's "Hippie Christmas," Get an update from the Coalition to March on the DNC, Learn how a new platform is trying to close economic gaps, Ask an election official how turnout is calculated, Explain why the digital age makes open records law more complicat…
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Ho-Chunk flag to fly outside City-County building in perpetuity
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Here's your local news for Wednesday, August 14, 2024: We hear the mayor's pitch for a property tax referendum, Check in with the Coalition to March on the DNC, Interview Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer, Hear about life as a solar panel installer, Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves, Travel back in time to 1969, And m…
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